Clothes prop



Aug. 27, 1929# A. M. MGKINNEY cLQTHEs PROP FmeFeb. 8, 1928 ATTORNEYPatented Aug. 27, 1929.

f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ANNAM. MCKINNEY, OF BURGETTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES PROP.

Application led February 8, `1928. Serial No. 252,836.

This invention relates to clothes line props, an object being to providea device which may be readily attached to the end of a pole and engagewith a line to prevent accidental separation `of the pole land line, yet

be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section showing theimproved hook attached to the end of a pole.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevation of the hook and the adjacent end ofthe pole.

Figure 3 is a section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an edge view partly in section, showing the spring tongue.

Referring to the drawings in detail where in like characters ofreference denote correspending parts, the reference character 10indicates a pole while the line engaging device Y which constitutes thepresent'invention is indicated at 11. This device `comprises a body 12which is formed at one end with a flat base 13. A shank 14 extends fromthe base and terminates in a bill 15, so as to provide p a hook.

forn'ied integral with rthc body is a'screw 16 which provides means forremovably securing the hook to the pole 10, the flat base 13 rtbuttingthe end ofthe pole.

The body 12 is provided with a substantially L-shaped recess, a portion17 of which extends transversely of the base, while a portion 18 extendslongitudinally of the yshould the tongue 20 lose its body-from the base.'By reference to Figure 3 of the drawings it will be seen that theportion 17 of the recess includes a substantially circular portion whichis arranged concentric with the screw 16 and which is adapted to receivean enlarged substantially` circular portion 19 provided at one end of aspring tongue 20. The portion 19 is provided with an opening 21 for thepassage of the screw 16 so that this'end ofthe tongue may lie within theportion 17 of the recess andbe clamped between the body of the hook andthe adjacentr end of the pole.y he spring tongue will thus be secured bythe same means provided for securing the hook to the pole, the portion18 of the recess acting to prevent rotation of the tongue whose Votherend normally engages the bill 15. Y

The construction shown and described eliminates the use of additionalfastening means for securing the spring tongue to the body of thehookaiso that-cost of assembling will be materially reduced. n addition,resiliency, it maybe temporarily removed ,and reshaped, or. a newtonguemay be readily substituted The invention is susceptible of variouschanges in its form, proportions and minor `details of construction andthe right is herein reserved to make such changes as proper'- so i lyfall within the scope of the appended n claim. 4

Having described the invention what is claimed is e vIn a clothes lineprop, a pole, a hook detachably secured thereto comprising a body havinga flat base' at one end thereof to abut the end of the pole and having asubstantially L-shaped recess which extends transversely of the base andvertically of the body from the base, a fastening device carried by andeXtending'fr-om the baseinto the Extending from the base and preferablyvpole, an L-shaped resilient tongue seated in the recess and'providedwith an opening in one end for the passage of the fastening device andhaving its other en d detachably engaged' with the bill of the hook.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANNA M. MCKINNEY.

